Good morning PAs!Among your many tasks, you will often have to locate random, seemingly whimsical items -- and quickly. Over the past few years, we've been sent after: mannequin busts size 8, the dye to make fake blood, the material for a SCUBA suit, hot dog vendor boxes, etc., etc.
While it takes work to find most items, a good start is sometimes at the Design Center over at 21 Drydock Ave. It hosts a number of art galleries, which we've used to rent paintings for set dressing. The most helpful and frequently visited for a film crew are the following:
Backstage Hardware - This hardware store caters specifically to film and theater crews. They have giant spools of rigging wire, velcro, and rope. They also have a ton of gaffer tape. They carry fog fluid and fake snow for the SPFX department. They even have the elusive wardrobe racks. Visit them enough and you might get a free t-shirt.
Backstage Hardware, 21 Drydock Ave, 617-330-1422
Cahill Display - They sometimes let us rent mannequins, steamers and racks, which is useful for both Set Dressing and Wardrobe. They carry tools, fake flowers, and fake snow - the kind you might see at Santa's Village at the mall. For random pieces, it's definitely worth calling over to them first.
Cahill Display - 21 Drydock Ave, 617-737-3232
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